A 25-year-old man has been arrested in the Madrid city of Alcala de Henares after allegedly killing a 53-year-old female friend using a chokehold. The suspect alerted the authorities to the incident himself and said that he had strangled her after they had an argument. Investigators are trying to determine the relationship between the two, […]
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A COURT fined a man £1,000 and gave him a suspended sentence after police found two hunting knives on him when he was riding his bicycle on the pavement in Gibraltar last year. Jamil Medhurst, 24, of Laguna Estate was also carrying a small amount of hashish which police smelled on him after stopping him.
THIS WEEK: Tour de France (in Spain!) (Monday, 03 July, 2023): This is an extraordinary opportunity along the coast of northern Spain to cheer on the best male cyclists in the world in the most prestigious road biking race. The Tour began on July 01 in Bilbao and continues with stage three from Euba, just
ENERGY company Endesa has secured loans totalling €500 million to fund solar and wind projects in Spain. The deals will help Endesa deliver on its own clean energy goals, which include reaching net-zero emissions across its operations by 2040. The money comes from state finance agency Instituto de Credito Oficial(ICO) and the European Investment Bank(EIB).
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POLICE in Gibraltar seized three shops in Watergardens, a Catalan Bay property and a taxi licence that add up in value to £2 million bought using money laundering. The Royal Gibraltar Police made their move after the Supreme Court ruled Friday that they belong to the close family of Clint Serra, who the police had
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has established a protocol in the case of racist incidents at sports matches, and which will be applied not just inside stadiums but also in the surrounding areas and on public transport. The guidelines come in the wake of a series of cases of discrimination, most notably when Real Madrid player Vinicius
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Nerja, Málaga 1 beds 1 baths € 239,000 This property has an L-shaped, south-facing terrace with views overlooking the sea and the charming pond with water lilies and fish in Capistrano Playa. There is an open kitchen, living room, a bedroom, a bathroom and storage. Capistrano Playa is one of Nerja’s most popular
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THE San Fermin ‘running of the bulls’ is a famous – and controversial – festival in Pamplona, Navarra region, where men and beasts run together in an enclosed space (‘encierro’). Gorings are common and 16 deaths have occurred, over time. This year, the dangerous spectacle takes place from 6-15 July. It is drawing widespread criticism
A 45-YEAR-OLD Irish tourist has been arrested for going on all-day drinking sprees at her Manacor hotel and leaving other guests to look after her daughter, 5. The Policia Nacional said the mother has been charged with child abandonment After arriving for her holiday, the woman met some other guests who had a child around
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CLIMATE activists from Extinction Rebellion(XR) said on Sunday that they had plugged holes on 10 golf courses in Spain to protest at the sport’s excessive use of water. “Just one hole on a golf course consumes more than 100,000 litres of water a day to maintain the surrounding green,” XR said, quoting figures from the
